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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Lewisham 1915

Annual report on the vital statistics and sanitary condition of the Borough of Lewisham for the year 1915

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Table: Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1915.—continued.

Causes of, and Ages at, Death during the year 1915.—continued.

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71(A.R.) Infantile Convulsions under 5 years
a Convulsions with teething55—-————-1——1——12———23——
b Other infantile convulsions98—1—————l—1111—13——451—
72Chorea------------------------
73(A.B.) Hysteria, Neuralgia, Neuritis
a Hysteria, Neuralgia, Sciatica------------------------
b Neuritis1--------------------11—
74(A.B.C.D.) Other Diseases of the Nervous System
a Idiocy, Imbecility------------------------
b Cretinism—-----------------------
c Cerebral tumour6-—--3-3——-———1—131-33—1
d Other diseases included under 742-—-2-——---———1—1———11——
75Diseases of the Eyes and Annexa1—1-------------1----1--
76(A) Mastoid disease .2---1-1-----1-----1-2---
76(13) Other diseases of the Ears511—2-1—--—————2-3-41-—
III.—Diseases of the Circulatory System.
77Pericarditis3——1——2—————1——1—1—21—2
78(A.B.C.) Acute Endocarditis
a Acute myocarditis1--------------------11—
b Infective endocarditis1—————1——————————-—1—1——
c Other acute endocarditis1—————1————————1———1——1
79(A) Valvular disease121---6618355691076111591419201635843
79(B) Fatty Degeneration of the Heart17—--———98-———342332—89—8
79(C) Other Organic disease of the Heart.58————21173834238811397—2533—10
80Angina Pectoris1-----——l————1——————1———
81(A) Aneurysm3—-——-—21-1—-———11——3—1—
81(B) Arterial Sclerosis19-----—415-1212236—2—118-1
81(C) Other diseases of Arteries3—————12—-1———1—1———21——
82(A) Cerebral Embolism and Thrombosis11———-—236-———1133—3—65——
82(B) Other Embolism and Thrombosis21----—1—----1————1—11——